{"id":2601316,"date":"2026-05-11T15:29:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T19:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chip-roys-liz-cheney-ties-resurface-among-attorney-general-race\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T15:29:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T19:29:36","slug":"chip-roys-liz-cheney-ties-resurface-among-attorney-general-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chip-roys-liz-cheney-ties-resurface-among-attorney-general-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Chip Roy&#8217;s Liz Cheney ties resurface among attorney general race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchip-roys-liz-cheney-ties-resurface-among-attorney-general-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2601316&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Liz Cheney backed Rep. Chip Roy for house Republican Conference chairman, saying he had her full support despite differences in how they approach other political issues. Both, though, agree on opposing President Donald Trump and want him impeached. Cheney explained that while she and Roy differed on aspects of impeachment, they aligned on key constitutional matters-especially Roy\u2019s role in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jan-6-committee-to-hold-public-hearings-chairman-declares-the-public-needs-to-know-what-to-think\/\" title=\"Jan 6 Committee to Hold Public Hearings \u2013 Chairman Declares ...The Public Needs to Know What to Think\u201d\">counting electoral votes<\/a>. She also argued Trump has effectively forfeited his place as a party leader, and she pointed to Roy\u2019s earlier fight to keep her as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-more-gop-lawmakers-call-on-liz-cheney-to-step-down-as-house-conference-chair-before-she-destroys-party-it-may-be-too-late\/\" title=\"TWO MORE GOP LAWMAKERS Call on ... to Step Down as House Conference Chair Before She Destroys Party \u2014 It May Be Too Late\">conference chair<\/a> after Republicans sought to remove her following the Jan. 6,2021 Capitol riot and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >subsequent impeachment-related disagreements<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Audio has resurfaced of attorney and former Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3274948\/biden-awards-liz-cheney-presidential-citizens-medal-white-house\/\">Liz Cheney<\/a> saying that Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4497819\/will-chip-roy-fighter-mentality-be-his-political-demise\/\">Chip Roy <\/a>(R-TX) had her full support in his bid to be the House Republican Conference chairman. The two haven\u2019t always agreed on political strategy or rhetoric, but they are united on one issue: their desire to see President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> impeached.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s important for us to have people in leadership who are willing to defend the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/constitution\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"424\">Constitution<\/a>,\u201d the Wyoming Republican said of supporting Roy over Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elise-stefanik\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1918\">Elise Stefanik<\/a> (R-NY) for Republican Conference chair in 2021. Stefanik was elected chairwoman, a position she held until January 2025.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4562467\/dissolving-virginia-supreme-court-democrat-redistricting\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats consider plan to wipe conservatives off Virginia Supreme Court: Report<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4562158\/karen-bass-withdraw-la-mayor-forum\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Karen Bass exits LA mayor forum days after heated debate against Spencer Pratt<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4561698\/utah-supreme-court-justice-resigns-amid-investigation\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen resigns amid investigation<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Cheney has continuously expressed her position in the fight against Trump, making it clear that he should be on the sidelines.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TEXAS AG RACE: Liz Cheney endorsed Chip Roy for Conference Chair. Roy fought to keep her in the role when conservatives wanted her gone. They both wanted Trump impeached &#038; only disagreed on the wording. Cheney &#038; Roy are united on one thing: stopping America First. Now Roy wants\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1mnUsUPdrZ\">pic.twitter.com\/1mnUsUPdrZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 @amuse (@amuse) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amuse\/status\/2053864264637567204?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4535979\/chip-roy-mamdani-act-deport-socialists\/\">CHIP ROY INTRODUCES MAMDANI ACT TO DENATURALIZE AND DEPORT SOCIALISTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that Chip and I were in different places on impeachment, obviously, but Chip was in the right place when it came to counting the electoral votes,\u201d Cheney said.\u00a0\u201cFrom my perspective, this is about a much bigger issue. I don\u2019t believe that we ought to be embracing Donald Trump as the leader of the party. I think that he has forfeited his right to participate in that role.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cheney first endorsed Roy in his run for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-gop-leadership-holds-weekly-conference\/\" title=\"Senate GOP Leadership Holds Weekly Conference\">conference chairman<\/a>, and according to a January 2021 post to his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/roy.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-roy-rejects-calls-remove-chairwoman-cheney-house-gop-leadership\">campaign page<\/a>, he fought to keep her in her role as chairwoman of the Republican conference when Republicans wanted her out: \u201cLiz should be commended, not condemned, for standing up in defense of the Constitution and standing true to her beliefs.\u201d The statement followed the two reaching different conclusions on an impeachment vote following the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Audio shows Liz Cheney backed Chip Roy for GOP conference chair; both want Trump impeached<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":2601319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP22158543223532-e1778524004147.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[64766,34414,79484,40143,37104],"class_list":["post-2601316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-attorney-general-race","tag-chip-roy","tag-legal-connections","tag-liz-cheney","tag-texas-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP22158543223532-e1778524004147.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2601316"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2601321,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601316\/revisions\/2601321"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2601319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2601316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2601316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2601316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}